Toomey v. City of Portland

DELAHANTY, Justice.

Petitioner’s husband, a police officer employed by the City of Portland (City) died on November 22, 1972 as a result of an automobile accident. A Petition for Award of Compensation was filed on October 24, 1973. After a hearing, the Industrial Accident Commission, as it was then known, 1 found that the accident arose out of and in the course of the employment and, by decree dated November 28, 1977, ordered the City to make weekly compensation payments of $81.14 to the petitioner. 2 The compensability of the injury was challenged on appeal; we rejected the challenge in…